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Nergal

Nergal

Real/full name:
Adam Michał Darski
Age:
45 (born Jun 10th, 1977)
Place of birth:
Poland (Gdynia, Pomerania)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Darski was born in Gdynia, Poland, raised Catholic, and started playing guitars at the age of 8. He goes by the stage name Nergal (naming himself after a Babylonian deity of the underworld), and he is the founder, lyricist, main composer, frontman, and manager of Behemoth, which he started when he was still a teenager. He also plays lead, rhythm, and acoustic guitars.

Trivia

Nergal has completed six years of history, including one year of Latin at University of Gdańsk, and is qualified to be a museum curator.

In 2009, ESP guitars released the first Nergal signature guitar. It is a 7-string guitar with a V-style body, which is called the "Hex-7".

Nergal was diagnosed with leukemia in August 2010. He spent months in treatment, underwent a bone marrow transplant, and ...

Behemoth

Guitars, Vocals (1991-present), Bass (1991-1995)

1992 Endless Damnation (Demo) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Lyrics (as "Holocausto")
1993 The Return of the Northern Moon (Demo) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Songwriting, Lyrics
1993 Thy Winter Kingdom (Demo) Lyrics, Vocals, Guitars
1994 ...from the Pagan Vastlands (Demo) Guitars (rhythm, acoustic), Songwriting (tracks 1-6), Bass, Vocals (lead), Lyrics (tracks 1, 4, 5)
1995 Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) Songwriting (tracks 1-4, 6-8, 10), Guitars, Lyrics (tracks 1, 2, 6-10), Bass, Vocals
1995 And the Forests Dream Eternally (EP) Guitars, Songwriting, Bass, Lyrics, Vocals, Drums (track 5)
1996 Grom Songwriting, Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), Guitars
1997 And the Forest Dream Eternally / Forbidden Spaces (Split) Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums (track 5)
1997 Bewitching the Pomerania (EP) Songwriting, Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 1, 3), Guitars
1998 Pandemonic Incantations Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Songwriting, Lyrics
1999 Satanica Vocals, Lyrics (track 6), Keyboards, Guitars (lead, rhythm), Songwriting, Bass
2000 Antichristian Phenomenon (Single) Guitars, Vocals
2000 Live Εσχατον: The Art of Rebellion (Video) Guitars, Vocals
2000 Thelema.6 Songwriting (tracks 1-11), Vocals, Lyrics (track 1-3, 5, 6, 9, 11), Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic)
2002 Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) Songwriting (tracks 1-12), Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12), Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic)
2003 Conjuration (EP) Guitars, Guitars (acoustic), Vocals
2004 Crush.Fukk.Create: Requiem for Generation Armageddon (Video) Guitars, Vocals
2004 Demigod Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5, 8, 10), Guitars (acoustic) (track 4), Vocals (lead), Songwriting (tracks 1-10), Conductor (choirs) (tracks 1, 10), Guitars (lead)
2005 Slaves Shall Serve (EP) Guitars, Vocals
2006 Demonica (Compilation) Vocals, Guitars, Bass (tracks 1-10) (disc 1)
2007 The Apostasy Lyrics, Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Songwriting, Vocals
2008 At the Arena ov Aion - Live Apostasy (Live album) Guitars, Vocals
2008 Ezkaton (EP) Guitars, Vocals
2009 Evangelion Songwriting, Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 5-8), Guitars
2010 Evangelia Heretika (Live album) Guitars, Vocals
2013 Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel (Single) Guitars, Vocals
2014 The Satanist Songwriting, Vocals, Lyrics, Guitars
2014 Live Barbarossa (Live album) Guitars, Vocals
2014 Xiądz (EP) Guitars, Vocals
2014 Xiądz / Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel (Compilation) Guitars, Vocals, Bass
2015 ...from the Pagan Vastlands (Demo) Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards, Bass
2015 Thy Winter Kingdom / ...from the Pagan Vastlands (Compilation) Keyboards, Bass, Guitars, Vocals
2015 Live at the BBC (Live album) Vocals, Guitars
2018 Messe Noire (Live album) Guitars, Vocals
2018 God=Dog (Single) Guitars, Vocals
2018 I Loved You at Your Darkest - The Demos (Demo) Guitars, Vocals
2018 I Loved You at Your Darkest Vocals, Lyrics, Guitars, Songwriting
2019 O Pentagram Ignis (EP) Guitars, Vocals
2020 Live from Maida Vale (Live album) Guitars, Vocals
2020 Live in Manchester (Live album) Guitars, Vocals
2020 A Forest (EP) Guitars, Vocals
2021 In Absentia Dei (Live album) Guitars, Vocals
2022 Ov My Herculean Exile (Single) Vocals, Guitars
2022 Opvs Contra Natvram Vocals (lead), Songwriting, Lyrics, Guitars
(show all)

Me and That Man

Guitars, Vocals (2016-present)

Damnation

Bass (1996-1997)

1998 Coronation (EP) Bass
2003 Resurrection of Azarath (Compilation) Bass (tracks 8-10)

Helevorn

Everything (1994-?)

2013 United in Dark Slavic Blood (Split) Everything

Voodoo Gods

Vocals (2006-2014)

2008 Shrunken Head (EP) Vocals

Wolverine

As Howlin' De Ville:
Vocals, Guitars (1999-?)

2000 Million Hells (Demo) Vocals, Guitars

Corruption

2003 Orgasmusica Vocals (track 6)

Ex Deo

2009 Romulus Vocals (track 2)

Hangöver

2000 Terrorbeer (EP) Vocals (screams) (track 3)
2002 Terrorbeer (Demo) Vocals (screams) (track 3)

Hefeystos

1998 Psycho Café Vocals (backing) (tracks 1, 2, 10)

Hell-Born

1996 Hell-Born (EP) Vocals (additional) (Track 1)
2001 Hellblast Vocals (additional) (Track 7)
2021 Natas Liah Vocals (track 9)

Hermh

1995 Crying Crowns of Trees (Demo) Vocals (additional), Bass
1995 Echo (Compilation) Vocals, Bass

Ibaraki

2022 Akumu (Single) Vocals (additional)
2022 Rashomon Vocals (additional) (track 6)

Mastiphal

1994 Nocturnal Landscape (Demo) Drums

Mess Age

2002 Self-Convicted Vocals (track 9)

Root

As Adam "Nergal" Darski:

2011 Heritage of Satan Vocals (additional) (tracks 2, 9)

Rotting Christ

2018 The Call (EP) Vocals (track 2)

The Amenta

2008 n0n Vocals (track 5)

Vader

2002 Revelations Vocals (backing) (track 4)

Behemoth

1992 Endless Damnation (Demo) Layout
1995 And the Forests Dream Eternally (EP) Engineering (track 5)
1996 Grom Layout
1997 Bewitching the Pomerania (EP) Mixing, Cover art
1998 Pandemonic Incantations Artwork, Design concept, Producer
1999 Satanica Producer, Mixing, Art direction
2000 Antichristian Phenomenon (Single) Producer, Engineering (on track 7)
2000 Thelema.6 Art direction, Producer, Mixing
2002 Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) Mixing, Cover art concept, Producer
2004 Crush.Fukk.Create: Requiem for Generation Armageddon (Video) Co-producer
2004 Demigod Mask (design), Producer, Cover art (concept)
2005 Slaves Shall Serve (EP) Producer
2006 Demonica (Compilation) Producer, Art direction, Design, Liner notes
2007 The Apostasy Cover art concept
2008 At the Arena ov Aion - Live Apostasy (Live album) Cover art concept, Artwork, Producer, Art direction
2008 Ezkaton (EP) Cover art concept
2009 Evangelion Producer, Cover art concept
2010 Evangelia Heretika (Live album) Art direction
2015 Thy Winter Kingdom / ...from the Pagan Vastlands (Compilation) Lyrics
(show all)
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